Innie or Outie

This is a simple recipe that consists of ingredients found in almost every household.

Crockpot Chunky Beef Stew

2 lbs cubed stewing beef
2 ribs of celery (sliced)
2 medium carrots (sliced)
4 medium potatoes (halved and sliced)
2 medium onions (halved and sliced)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 small or 1 large can of sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic paste
Dried parsley

Brown beef in frying pan on medium heat in olive oil. Stir in pepper and garlic paste.
Place potatoes in bottom of crockpot and top with carrots and onions. Then place browned beef on top of vegetables. Add the mushrooms and finally add the cream of mushroom soup. Cover and cook on high for 8 to 10 hours. Sprinkle each serving with parsley.

This is a dish that combines German and Okinawan style cooking.

Crockpot German-Style Oden

3 medium potatoes (thinly sliced)
1 medium onion (sliced)
One 9 pack of frozen chicken dogs (can substitute regular beef hot dogs or pork sausage)
Two 16 ounce cans sauerkraut
2 tablespoons white pepper
Mustard

Place potatoes and onion in the bottom of crockpot. Put chicken dogs on top of potatoe/onion layer. Spread a layer of sauerkraut on top. Sprinkle white pepper over the sauerkraut layer.

Cook on low for 8 to 9 hours.

Place each serving in a bowl and top with one teaspoon of mustard.